Electric lead-in fixture.



A. F. WALTHER.

ELECTRIC LEAD-IN FIXTURE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-2.19M.

Patentad De0.11,1917.

ALOIS F. WALTHEB, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

ELECTRIC LEAD-IN FIXTURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 11, 1917.

Application filed September 2, 1916. Serial N 0. 118,178.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALoIs F. WALTHER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, county of Wayne, State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful 1mprovement in Electric Lead-In Fixtures, and declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to electric lead-in fixtures for use in connection with garages and buildings. In some of the municipalities ordinances are in effect limiting the distance from the ground that it is permissible to bring electric current carrying wires. For instance, in a great many places it is required that all wires bearing electric current be at least ten feet above the ground. The average garage is somewhere about eight feet in height at the eaves, consequently the only practical way found that the feed wires could lawfully go into the garage has been at the apex of the garage. This is undesirable for a number of reasons and tends to interfere with the appearance of the garage. It is the object of this invention to provide suitable means for conduct ing the feed wires into the garage at the eaves in such a way as to comply with the ordinances and safely wire the garage.

In the drawings:

Figure 1, is a vertical longitudinal section of the electric fixture showing its attachment to the garage.

Fig. 2, is a section on the line AA of Fig. 1.

a designates an upright tube preferably open at the lower end but having a cap b for closing such opening. When this cap is off the wires can be easily pulled through the tube by using this opening. At the side of the lower end is a threaded opening 0 into which screws the section of pipe cl that carries the wires from the upright a under the eaves into the side of the garage, as shown clearly in Fig. 1. e designates a flange for securing the section of pipe (Z to the outside of the garage.

The upper end of the upright a carries a hood, or cowl, f which is riveted or screwed thereto as by the fastener g. This cowl has a portion offset which is rectangular in horizontal cross-section and designated It.

Through this offset the wires come up and loop over into the top of the upright, as clearly shown in the drawings. An insulating bridge '5 is employed at the mouth of this offset portion having a suitable number of holes to admit the wires.

The top of the cowl is provided with a stud-like extension 7' male-threaded to re ceive the female-threaded extension is of the cross-arm Z. When this threaded female extension is run onto the threaded male extension 7', the cross-arm Z surmounts the cowl and may be provided with several insulating caps on for the purpose of carrying the wires.

From the above description it. will be seen that I have devised a simple and suitable means for leading electric current carrying wires into a low building under the eaves, but at the same time carrying the exposed wires at a considerable distance above the eaves so as to comply with the laws and restriations as to the height that the exposed current carrying wires are carried above the ground.

What I claim is:

l. A. lead-in fixture for the purpose specified, having in combination, a hollow upright provided with a removable closure for the lower end and a cross-tree and cow] at the top, and a. substantially horizontal pipe section connecting with the side of the lower. end of the upright and for running under the eaves and into a building.

2. A lead-in fixture for the purpose described, having in combination, a tubular upright having a side extension at its lower end adapted to act as a conduit under the caves of a building, a cowl surmounting the top of the tubular upright and provided with a male threaded extension and a crossarm having a depending female threaded portion adapted to engage with the male threaded portion.

3. A lead-in fixture for the purpose specified, having in combination, a hollow up right provided with a cowl at its upper end to exclude the weather, a cross-tree mounted on the top of said cowl, and a substantially horizontal pipe section for connecting the lower end of the upright with the side of thebuilding under the eaves.

In testimony whereof, I sign this specifi-- cation.

ALOIS F. WALTHER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each. by addressing the commissiq lfl 93 retell, Washington, D. 0." 

